Mat Jodrell Joins James Morrison for Gallery Jazz Night
James Morrison Quartet with Mat Jodrell at AGNSW on 2 August, including private Archibald viewing. Tickets $95-$120. Past concerts sold out.
Category: Events
Fire Pit Cinema Returns to The Rocks for 10 Magical Nights
For 10 nights only, a lawn in The Rocks becomes a winter cinema with private fire pits, unlimited marshmallows, and Christmas movies under the stars.
Free Winter School Holiday Crafts at Darling Harbour 2026
Free drop-in craft workshops at Darling Harbour let kids make snowmen, snowflakes, slime and snow globes on 4–5 July 2026, with no bookings required.
Free NAIDOC Week Open Day at Maritime Museum July 5
The Australian National Maritime Museum opens free on Sunday 5 July 2026 for NAIDOC Week, with a Welcome to Country, dance, art, music and hands-on workshops. All drop-in, no bookings required.
Manly Nature, Ritual and Night Sky: Three Free MAG&M Exhibitions
Three free exhibitions at Manly Art Gallery & Museum from 12 June celebrate Palm Beach’s dark-sky status, ritual art, and nature photography.
Moods, Moments, Memories: AWI 102nd Exhibition Opens
AWI’s 102nd exhibition ‘Moods, Moments, Memories’ opens at Royal Botanic Garden Sydney 13–28 June, featuring Australian and international watercolourists.
Sydney to Host World-First Global Wellness Day
Sydney becomes the first city worldwide to host Global Wellness Day on 13 June with a free, ticketed harbourfront session featuring Barry Du Bois and sound baths on Bennelong Lawn.
Opera House Forecourt to Allow 7,000 Fans and Midnight Music
The NSW Government will allow amplified music until midnight and increase Forecourt capacity to 7,000, ending a “Sydney sport” of noise complaints from nearby residents.
Four-gallery bus tour from Art Gallery NSW launches July 3
The Art Gallery of NSW is running a 3-hour bus tour on 3 July 2026 visiting four commercial galleries in Surry Hills, Waterloo and Zetland. Tickets $50 members, $65 non-members. Bookings essential.
Vivid Drone Show Grounded After 89 Crash Into Darling Harbour
Cockle Bay worker Robert heard the crash from 10 metres away as 89 drones plummeted into the water and wharf during Vivid Sydney’s Star-Bound show on 25 May. No one was hurt, but the festival cancelled subsequent drone performances pending a safety investigation.
Vivid Sydney spans 6.5km across three waterfront precincts
The Vivid Light Walk stretches 6.5km through three harbour precincts this year, with 43 installations running nightly until 13 June. More than 80% of the program is free.
Torres Strait artist Brian Robinson transforms Maritime Museum into Vivid’s largest Indigenous program
Torres Strait artist Brian Robinson’s Cosmic Chase transforms the Maritime Museum rooftop into an animated Pac-Man battleground for Vivid Sydney’s largest Indigenous program.
King Stingray headlines Opera House debut in Yolŋu surf-rock first
King Stingray makes their Sydney Opera House headline debut on 22 May, the first Arnhem Land-based band to command the Concert Hall stage in the venue’s 53-year history.
Tweed chef Ben Devlin brings coastal fire-cooking to Vivid Sydney
Chef Ben Devlin brings his award-winning Northern Rivers cuisine to Firedoor for two exclusive Vivid Sydney dinners on 25-26 May, showcasing Tweed Coast seafood and wood-fired cooking techniques.
Vivid Sydney adds daytime magic for first time in 16-year history
Vivid Sydney launches daytime programming for the first time, welcoming families and accessibility-focused visitors with stroller-accessible installations starting 22 May.
Vivid Sydney 2026 adds daytime magic for families
Vivid Sydney 2026 introduces daytime programming for the first time, making the festival accessible to families with young children before the lights switch on at dusk.
Booker Prize winners stream free to Sutherland libraries this May
David Szalay and Yann Martel headline free livestreams to Sutherland and Central Coast libraries from 21-24 May, as Sydney Writers’ Festival expands regional access to 152 venues.
Symphony aboard Sydney superyacht marks first Vivid floating concert
The Jackson superyacht will host Sydney Symphony Orchestra performances during Vivid Sydney on 23 May and 30 May, marking the first floating classical concerts in the festival’s history.
Nine leading chefs take over Foster Street for one night only
Nine leading Sydney chefs including Lennox Hastie and Nelly Robinson will transform Foster Street into an open-air dining precinct for one night during Vivid Sydney.
Sydney Symphony Orchestra musicians perform aboard The Jackson superyacht during Vivid
Sydney Symphony Orchestra musicians perform aboard luxury superyacht The Jackson during Vivid 2026, offering exclusive harbour dining with live classical music and Penfolds wine pairings.